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Sowers-Campbell Letter, December 16, 1860

Sowers-Campbell Letter, December 16, 1860 - Page 1

Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas,
Decr. 16, 1860
Dear cousin Sarah: -
Yours of the 23rd ult. came duly to hand, and I hasten to write you a reply. Uncle John's letter, together with yours and cousin Ellen's Ambrotype has not yet come to hand. You directed them to Springfield, and this will account for my not receiving them, as I have not been in Springfield in over twelve months, and they have a new P.M. over there, with whom I am unacquainted. To-day I wrote for them, and if there, I will re==ceive them in a few days. But I much fear they have gone to the Dead Letter Office, as you say the letter etc were sent in July or August. I will be sorry if this is to be the case, for I very much desire to see you and cousin Ellen, as well as the remainder of your families. I would be very much pleased, also, to receive a letter from Uncle John, as I intended to write him in a short time anyway. If I do not get the letter from Springfield I will write him in a short time, if I do, I will write anyway. I have not received a letter from Mother in

Robert Sowers, farmer and part owner of a steam mill in Alto, Texas, was born in Virginia ca. 1820, and eventually settled in Cherokee County, Texas. In 1872, Sowers married Ellen Anderson, born in South Carolina ca. 1840. Ellen's daughter from a previous marriage, Emma, eventually wed and became Emma A. Campbell. Robert Sowers died October 26, 1885, and his wife followed on December 18, 1909.("Sowers-Campbell Family Papers" Control File, ETRC, Ralph W. Steen Library, SFASU)

Scope and Content Note

Included in the papers are bills and orders to Sowers and Wells at the Steam Mill in Alto, Texas; receipts, business letters, recipes, and other business papers relating chiefly to Robert Sowers of Cherokee Co. Texas (1808-1890); personal correspondence addressed chiefly to the Robert Sowers' family (1860-1887) of Alto, Texas, and to Emma A. Campbell (1875-1883) of Alto, Texas, from relatives and friends. There are 213 documents in the collection.

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Fairfield, Freestone Co., Texas,
Decr. 16, 1860
Dear cousin Sarah: -
Yours of the 23rd ult. came duly to hand, and I hasten to write you a reply. Uncle John's letter, together with yours and cousin Ellen's Ambrotype has not yet come to hand. You directed them to Springfield, and this will account for my not receiving them, as I have not been in Springfield in over twelve months, and they have a new P.M. over there, with whom I am unacquainted. To-day I wrote for them, and if there, I will re==ceive them in a few days. But I much fear they have gone to the Dead Letter Office, as you say the letter etc were sent in July or August. I will be sorry if this is to be the case, for I very much desire to see you and cousin Ellen, as well as the remainder of your families. I would be very much pleased, also, to receive a letter from Uncle John, as I intended to write him in a short time anyway. If I do not get the letter from Springfield I will write him in a short time, if I do, I will write anyway. I have not received a letter from Mother in

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